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THREAD: A month ago, Trump declared a Coronvairus national emergency in a Rose Garden address.
NPR's investigations team went through every promise he made at that critical time and contacted all the groups.
Barely any of the promises were fulfilled. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
NPR's investigations team went through every promise he made at that critical time and contacted all the groups.
Barely any of the promises were fulfilled. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
Public-private partnerships were a key element of the Trump admin strategy
But that has yielded almost nothing. Flanked by Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Target on Mar 13, Trump said they would host drive-through testing sites.
One month later: just 8 sites in the whole country.
But that has yielded almost nothing. Flanked by Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Target on Mar 13, Trump said they would host drive-through testing sites.
One month later: just 8 sites in the whole country.
Target has not opened any. In fact, the company said it had no formal partnership with the federal government and suggested that it was waiting for the government to take the lead.
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
In the month since the announcement, these powerhouse national retailers have done little:
Walmart has opened two testing sites — one in the Chicago area and another in Bentonville, Ark. Walgreens has opened two in Chicago; CVS has opened four sites. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
Walmart has opened two testing sites — one in the Chicago area and another in Bentonville, Ark. Walgreens has opened two in Chicago; CVS has opened four sites. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
Trump promised 1,700 engineers were working on a Google website that would integrate screening, testing and test results.
But Google wasn't even the lead on the project, there were never 1700 working on it, & a small pilot in CA is all that has resulted
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
But Google wasn't even the lead on the project, there were never 1700 working on it, & a small pilot in CA is all that has resulted
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
LHC Group, which focuses on in-home health care, promised at Trump's March 13 address they would be helping w/vulnerable Americans who can't get to testing sites.
One month later? NPR called 20 LHC Group sites in 12 states.
None of them are doing in-home testing.
One month later? NPR called 20 LHC Group sites in 12 states.
None of them are doing in-home testing.
The president promised to waive regulations that would allow doctors to work in states other than where they were licensed.
He didn't do that, because he doesn't have the power to do that. It's a state regulatory issue. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
He didn't do that, because he doesn't have the power to do that. It's a state regulatory issue. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
The president said his administration would "purchase, at a very good price, large quantities of crude oil for storage in the U.S. Strategic Reserve."
Not a drop has been purchased. When he made the pledge he hadn't secured funds from Congress. And still hasn't.
Not a drop has been purchased. When he made the pledge he hadn't secured funds from Congress. And still hasn't.
Trump over-promised what private sector companies would do — and without adequate consultation about what they could do.
He made promises he didn't have the power to execute on
And in doing so, left most of his promises he made at that critical juncture unfulfilled
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He made promises he didn't have the power to execute on
And in doing so, left most of his promises he made at that critical juncture unfulfilled
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